Israel-Hamas War: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Israel
Also Read:Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Palestinians struggle for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip "The Secretary will also reaffirm the United States' solidarity with the government and people of Israel," the statement said. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Blinken "looks forward to meeting with senior leaders in the Israeli government and continuing the discussions he and the president have been having with them since the initial attacks on Saturday..." Blinken will also discuss measures to bolster Israel's security and underscore the United States' unwavering support for Israel's right to defend itself, the statement added.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday National Security Adviser of the US, Jake Sullivan said it was unclear how many American citizens were taken hostage. "We do not know about their condition, and we cannot confirm a precise number of American citizens.
We will work hour by hour, both to determine whether we can account for any of those Americans, or to confirm exactly what the number of Americans are being held hostage, and we will come back to you with that information as soon as we have it," Sullivan said. Also Read: Israel-Hamas War: Kremlin blames US policy failure for conflict, warns of regional escalation risk "As you know, very sadly and tragically, the number of dead has risen with each passing hour, and that's true of the total number, it's also true of Americans, which has gone up just today from an earlier report this morning of 12 and 13 - now 14...," he added.
US President Joe Biden has also confirmed the death of 14 Americans in Israel adding that there were more US hostages in Israel. Noting that the US knows that American citizens are among those being held by
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